2017 Nissan Armada Officially Debuts: Finally, a Redesign!

-Nissan just redesigned its massive Titan pickup for 2016, and so logic would have it that anything based on the Titan—e.g., the Armada SUV—might also get redesigned, adopting the Titan’s new underpinnings, powertrains, and so forth. In this case, logic would be half right: The 12-year-old Armada did just get redesigned. But this time around, it’s not based on the Titan—it’s gone on Patrol, literally. The Armada is now based on the global Patrol SUV, which we get as the current Infiniti QX80 but have never been offered with Nissan badges. That said, we’ve always loved driving a Patrol when we got the chance, say, while tackling sand dunes in the Middle East or slogging through African rainforests. READ MORE ››

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